| 词汇 | backlog |
| 释义 | backlog noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈbæk.lɒɡ/ us /ˈbæk.lɑːɡ/ a large number of things that you should have done before and must do now: 积压的工作 I've got a huge backlog of work to do.我有大量积压的工作要做。 Masses and large amounts of things accumulation any number of thingsidiom armload blood clot bolus flood foam inundation lion logjam many motherlode pile sight stack the lion's shareidiom wave after/upon waveidiom wedge welter wodge backlog | American Dictionarybacklog noun[ Cusually sing ] us/ˈbækˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ/ a large number of things waiting to be done: I have a huge backlog of work on my desk. backlog | Business Englishbacklog noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /ˈbæklɒɡ/us a large number of things you have to do or deal with that has increased over a period of time: She has a three-week backlog of work. a backlog of orders a growing/huge backlog catch up on/deal with/clear a backlogI need to catch up on my backlog of emails before I can start work. Examples of backlogbacklog I have often been distracted over the last year or so: health issues in the family; major roof repairs; time abroad; deadlines; an irreducible backlog. In recent times, he conceded, that traditional backlog had been remedied to a certain extent. Blackouts caused by sunspot activity made communication difficult and sometimes impossible, resulting in a backlog of delayed traffic when the blackout ended. They include words and phrases such as broke, down payment, advertising, charisma, fine print, input, throughput, memo, nitty-gritty, streamline, backlog, breakthrough, feedback, and format. However, it is not clear that these estimates include the backlog in the lowest courts. Once a large backlog develops in the second queue, the customers are all routed to the first queue. We have of course, a great backlog of unfilled wants in the country. Such funds are best viewed as transitional mechanisms to mobilize financing to tackle an accumulated backlog of environmental problems. Currently, we are therefore having to decide whether to validate a backlog of 25 years of experience and, if so, how. These trends did not support the backlog theory, although they did not preclude the idea that an element of backlog had existed in 1955. A backlog of cases routinely leads to trial delays of 6 months or more and some 10,780 cases were pending at the end of 2004. A number of other issues also commanded attention : the backlog of cases created by an insufficient number of judges, the lack of safeguards against collusive cases. Pressure on space in the journal means that more pages must now be given to submitted articles to prevent the backlog of accepted papers growing even further. These factors should result in a reduction in the backlog of smear samples to be processed, with an associated reduction in reporting times for smear results (4). One of the advantages of a young journal is that the backlog is small; the turnaround from first submission to final appearance can be under a year. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withbacklogbacklogThese are words often used in combination with backlog. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. backlog of repair There is a growing and significant backlog of repair and maintenance to buildings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 enormous backlog Here again there is an enormous backlog of neglect to make up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 growing backlog There is still a growing backlog of appeals, partly because of the speed with which existing claims are being dealt with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with backlog |
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